4 files changed, 19 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index 031b9ac..473675d 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ const char *get_atto(const xs_dict *msg)
 }
 
 
+const char *get_in_reply_to(const xs_dict *msg)
+/* gets the inReplyTo id */
+{
+    const xs_val *in_reply_to = xs_dict_get(msg, "inReplyTo");
+
+    if (xs_type(in_reply_to) == XSTYPE_DICT)
+        in_reply_to = xs_dict_get(in_reply_to, "id");
+
+    return in_reply_to;
+}
+
+
 xs_list *get_attachments(const xs_dict *msg)
 /* unify the garbage fire that are the attachments */
 {
@@ -373,7 +385,7 @@ int timeline_request(snac *snac, const char **id, xs_str **wrk, int level)
                             }
 
                             /* does it have an ancestor? */
-                            const char *in_reply_to = xs_dict_get(object, "inReplyTo");
+                            const char *in_reply_to = get_in_reply_to(object);
 
                             /* store */
                             timeline_add(snac, nid, object);
@@ -671,7 +683,7 @@ int is_msg_for_me(snac *snac, const xs_dict *c_msg)
         return 3;
 
     /* is this message a reply to another? */
-    const char *irt = xs_dict_get(msg, "inReplyTo");
+    const char *irt = get_in_reply_to(msg);
     if (!xs_is_null(irt)) {
         xs *r_msg = NULL;
 
@@ -1957,7 +1969,7 @@ int process_input_message(snac *snac, const xs_dict *msg, const xs_dict *req)
 
         if (xs_match(utype, "Note|Article")) { /** **/
             const char *id          = xs_dict_get(object, "id");
-            const char *in_reply_to = xs_dict_get(object, "inReplyTo");
+            const char *in_reply_to = get_in_reply_to(object);
             const char *atto        = get_atto(object);
             xs *wrk           = NULL;
 
diff --git a/html.c b/html.c
index 3a2b14f..74de47d 100644
--- a/html.c
+++ b/html.c
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ xs_html *html_entry(snac *user, xs_dict *msg, int read_only,
     if (strcmp(type, "Note") == 0) {
         if (level == 0) {
             /* is the parent not here? */
-            const char *parent = xs_dict_get(msg, "inReplyTo");
+            const char *parent = get_in_reply_to(msg);
 
             if (user && !xs_is_null(parent) && *parent && !timeline_here(user, parent)) {
                 xs_html_add(post_header,
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ xs_str *html_timeline(snac *user, const xs_list *list, int read_only,
 
         /* is this message a non-public reply? */
         if (user != NULL && !is_msg_public(msg)) {
-            const char *irt = xs_dict_get(msg, "inReplyTo");
+            const char *irt = get_in_reply_to(msg);
 
             /* is it a reply to something not in the storage? */
             if (!xs_is_null(irt) && !object_here(irt)) {
diff --git a/mastoapi.c b/mastoapi.c
index 825f207..1dd91dc 100644
--- a/mastoapi.c
+++ b/mastoapi.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ xs_dict *mastoapi_status(snac *snac, const xs_dict *msg)
     st = xs_dict_append(st, "in_reply_to_id",         xs_stock(XSTYPE_NULL));
     st = xs_dict_append(st, "in_reply_to_account_id", xs_stock(XSTYPE_NULL));
 
-    tmp = xs_dict_get(msg, "inReplyTo");
+    tmp = get_in_reply_to(msg);
     if (!xs_is_null(tmp)) {
         xs *irto = NULL;
 
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index ad2793e..8020978 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ const char *default_avatar_base64(void);
 xs_str *process_tags(snac *snac, const char *content, xs_list **tag);
 
 const char *get_atto(const xs_dict *msg);
+const char *get_in_reply_to(const xs_dict *msg);
 xs_list *get_attachments(const xs_dict *msg);
 
 xs_dict *msg_admiration(snac *snac, const char *object, const char *type);